france Protests over retirement age raise "bring France to a standstill" Rob Beschizza

tabloids Putin kills cows in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics "Olga Dies Dreaming" and "War Against All Puerto Ricans" are the same book Elías Villoro

makers Is this a useful hack for those with sleep apnea? Gareth Branwyn

bovine litigation enthusiast Truth Social's funding scheme is collapsing Jason Weisberger

retro Here's an old clip of Michael Caine talking about the working class Devin Nealy

music "Visions" by indie duo Surfing is the perfect comfort song Devin Nealy

india Hindu extremist leader advocates for his followers to kill Muslims Devin Nealy

climate change Visceral new graphic novel of "Parable of the Sower" brings the dystopian prophecy to life Thom Dunn

Twitter is for wimps — r/Collapse delivers the best doomscrolling experience Mark Frauenfelder

evangelicals Pat Robertson's election prophecy: Trump wins, civil unrest, world war, and an asteroid to end it all David Pescovitz

Heavy Metal Paranoid at 50: Celebrating the balm for "beaten-down listeners" in Black Sabbath's classic record Gareth Branwyn

futility closet Two settlers disappeared from a small Eastern Pacific island in 1934 Futility Closet

News Mike Mullen, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman: 'I Cannot Remain Silent' Xeni Jardin

cards The Ikea Tarot John Struan

infosec After banning working cryptography and raiding whistleblowers, Australia's spies ban speakers from national infosec conference Cory Doctorow

guns The NRA spent $70,000 on a consultant to help Wayne LaPierre choose which mansion to purchase Cory Doctorow

All hail Eris Gentleman with fake electrical outlet sticker bedevils people in need of charging their phones Mark Frauenfelder

google A history of the tech worker uprising Cory Doctorow

elections 2018's Blue Wave needs to take down Trump, and the right-wing establishment of the Democratic Party Cory Doctorow